GOD_NAMES
The Changing Name of God
The Bible chronicles humanity's progressive understanding of God's identity, revealed through three main stages: 1. **Enosh (Mortal Man):** Man begins to…
Related Bible passages
- Genesis 4:26
- Genesis 32:24-30
- Exodus 3:13-15
- John 17:11
- Hebrews 1:1-2
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His Name
The Bible is not a product of human beings; it is not constructed by man. It is the history of man’s discovery by God’s revelation of the changing name of God, and it increases in its value to man. In Genesis 4:26 we are told that a child was born whose name was Enosh... men began to call upon the name of the Lord. ... The next time we see it is in the 32nd chapter of Genesis. ... God said to him: “What is your name?” and God answered: “Why do you ask my name?” He would not tell him... Now we turn to the Book of Exodus, where the name changes because it wasn’t yet revealed. ... And the Lord answered: “I AM who I AM.” ... That was the second grand revelation of the name of God. ... Then comes the final revelation, which we find in the New Testament, and he brings something entirely different that man has not seen before. He reveals the name as “Father.”
The Bible chronicles humanity's progressive understanding of God's identity, revealed through three main stages: 1. **Enosh (Mortal Man):** Man begins to call upon "the Lord" but without true understanding, associating creative power with physical acts (Jacob's sinew). 2. **I AM:** God reveals Himself as the self-existent, eternal consciousness within each individual, the creative power that leads out of limitation. 3. **Father:** The ultimate revelation, where God is understood as the intimate, personal Father, realized through the experience of His Son, David, confirming man's own divine Fatherhood.